Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain by Daniel Romer

Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain by Daniel Romer

Many of those who frequently interact with adolescents have resigned themselves to the fact that the period between childhood and adulthood is inevitably characterized by risky and unhealthy behavior and also a time when previously healthy children will experience the first signs of mental disorder. Likewise, the popular media often present the adolescent brain as a work in progress, unprepared for the developmental changes that drive unhealthy behavior, and vulnerable to the genetic influences that seem to undermine mental health. But in the last decade, scientists have come to grasp the plasticity of the adolescent brain. Although important findings from both animal and human research show the effects of early maltreatment on brain development and how these effects can be transmitted across generations, new advances in our understanding also promise strategies for reversing these and other genetic predispositions. Research now suggests that mental health professionals and concerned parents may be able to take advantage of adolescent brain plasticity by fortifying strengths, avoiding maladaptive behaviors, and counteracting genes that would otherwise promote mental disorder. At one time considered mutually exclusive, according to the argument diligently supported by Daniel Romer and Elaine Walker, nature and nurture actually work in concert, shaping the development of the mature individual. The implications for our views of the treatability of mental disorder could be dramatic. A central question which this volume addresses is: With treatment and preventive interventions, can we enhance healthy functioning, prevent potential maladaptive behavior, and alter the developmental course of psychological disorders? In June 2005, a diverse group of psychologists, neuroscientists, and researchers came together at University of Pennsylvanias Annenberg Public Policy Center to discuss this question theoretically and practically from a variety of perspectives. The presentations from this fruitful meeting have been synthesized into Adolescent Psychopathohlogy and the Developing Brain: Integrating Brain and Prevention Science, a collection that offers prevention and neuroscience researchers the knowledge and background to embark on the study of developmental psychopathology, and the rationale to chart a new course.

"Romer and Walker have done an excellent job of pulling together several themes which capture the miltidisciplinary nature of the relationship between adolescent psychopathology and brain development..The book is suitable for use in an advanced undergraduate or graduate class, but is also meaty enough for consumption by professional researchers...If one does read the chapters in the order presented, there is a fair amount of shifting back and forth between those that highlight neuroscience findings and those with a more psychosocial point of view...this is an organizational stroke of genius...a text whose appearance is long overdue."--Journal of Youth Adolescence "Romer and Walker have done an excellent job of pulling together several themes which capture the miltidisciplinary nature of the relationship between adolescent psychopathology and brain development...The book is suitable for use in an advanced undergraduate or graduate class, but is also meaty enough for consumption by professional researchers...If one does read the chapters in the order presented, there is a fair amount of shifting back and forth between those that highlight neuroscience findings and those with a more psychosocial point of view...this is an organizational stroke of genius...a text whose appearance is long overdue."--Journal of Youth Adolescence

Walker, Elaine F.: - Elaine F. Walker is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Emory University. She teaches and conducts research on the causes of serious mental disorders. Much of her research focuses on the developmental course of schizophrenia, especially childhood precursors. Dr. Walker has published over 100 books and articles. She is the recipient of several awards, including the James McKeen Cattell Award, the W. T. Grant Foundation Faculty Scholar Award, and the Gralnick Award for research on schizophrenia. She is the former director of the clinical program at Emory University and is currently the president of the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

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ISBN 13	9780195306262
ISBN 10	0195306260
Titel	Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain
Autor	Daniel Romer
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Oxford University Press Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2007-03-22
Seitenanzahl	544
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